Welcomeby John Zakelj, president and Dr Seth Hawkins, curator of Sleeper
House

Treasurer’s report
Since this was a special meeting, there was no treasurer’s report

About 35 attended, including about 5 new people.

Program:

The 2015 Prešeren
Day event at the Julian H. Sleeper House Museum was held on February 7, which is
the anniversary of the death of Slovenia’s greatest poet, France Prešeren.In Slovenia, February 8 is an official holiday which celebrates Slovenian
culture.We celebrated with a
special program.There was no
admission charge; food and beverages were provided.

The
program was “On the Money.”Dr.
Hawkins talked about historic Slovenian currency in his collection.Members of the TCS Slovenian language class told us about the notable
Slovenians on the currency.
Presenters included:

Norm
Setnicker – Ivan Cankar

Cynthia
Bradford – Jakobus Gallus

Pat Dahl
– Jože Plečnik

Monica
Cornelison – Primož Trubar

Chuck
Podominick – Jurij Vega

Elaine
Barthelemy – Ivana Kobilca

Dr Seth
Hawkins – Janez Valvazor

Although
the official program ended by 11:30, the museum was open till 3 p.m.In addition to the Slovenian collection, there were nine exhibition rooms
to see.Free Slovenia maps and
tourist brochures were available – over 120 kinds!